Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, the Stone Bridge Bulldogs couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. Their tough 79-55 defeat to the Rapids on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Stone Bridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while James River Midlothian is ranked third).
Sravya Janapati and Ava Ryan certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Janapati scored 22 points, while Ryan scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Stone Bridge and nudges their season record down to 20-8. As for James River Midlothian, they pushed their record up to 24-3 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home.
Stone Bridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for James River Midlothian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-26 victory vs. Patrick Henry on the 1st.
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